Mix vermilion with flour

Mix vermilion with flour

Tiao Zhu Nong Fen, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ti á ozh ū n ò NGF ě n, which refers to women's beauty. It comes from the poem "hate farewell" by Zhu Shuzhen of Song Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Adjust and make: make the match even and proper. Zhu zhirouge, a kind of red cosmetics.

The origin of Idioms

Zhu Shuzhen's poem "hate farewell" in Song Dynasty: "I have no intention to stir up vermicelli and make powder, but I feel thin and broad, and I wrap my arms around gold."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: also called "smearing". Whitewashing also refers to whitewashing and beautifying ugly things.